Adagio

This piece was composed for the August monthly competition, and has already been submitted. I also wanted to post it here, so I could get some comments from people around the forum on it.

Beautiful. To me, beautiful says it all.

Excellent work, my friend.

This is a very nice piece.

My only question is whether you want no legato in this piece or if you just left out the bowing?

If you left it out, I suggest you get into the habit of always putting them in your scores. It will help you to hear your music better.

If you wanted every single note played with a new movement of the bow, I suggest you rethink that. The ear would tire of the lack of continuity.

Ron

Nice piece. some harmonic progressions looked like the opening choir of the Mathew Passion; so a real bachian work :)

Some chords have enharmonic issues.

Ms 23 cello. I suspect it to be a G#, in stead of Ab

Ms 35 cello 3rd beat C# in stead of Db

to name a few...

Updated:

This is my musical painting of the emotion Sadness.

The piece is for String Orchestra in F#minor, which is the best playable key for the piece. I titled the piece "Heavy Night Sits Me Soul in Sorrow", which I think is a fitting title.

Heavy Night Sits My Soul in Sorrow - Adagio - Mp3

Heavy Night Sits My Soul in Sorrow - Adagio - PDF

Yep, I will have to agree, very beautiful.

As far as "sadness", you hit the nail on the head.

Great textures and sensitivity; much appreciated and enjoyed!

M

I think the music is very nice, but "heavy night sits my in sorrow" doesn't make any sense.

I think your title is missing a word!

I think the music is very nice, but "heavy night sits my in sorrow" doesn't make any sense.

I think your title is missing a word!

The heaviness of his night causes his soul to sit in sorrow.

Hi Bachian I don't want to be rude with you but when I reply to a thread I tell exactly what I think.I don't reply to a post to have more views on my songs and if I was no interested I wasn't reply.

I listened the Heavy Night Sits Me Soul in Sorrow and I like it very much.....

But it sounds very ''Barber'' to me and I think composer isn't someone who writes beautifull music but someone who writes something new.

And I don't mean that you are not a composer...you are and very good but I think you must try to find your own voice. I know that is very difficult neither I am not sure yet.

I wrote all this with friendly porpose hope you undertand me.

Greetings

Hi Bachian I don't want to be rude with you but when I reply to a thread I tell exactly what I think.I don't reply to a post to have more views on my songs and if I was no interested I wasn't reply.

I listened the Heavy Night Sits Me Soul in Sorrow and I like it very much.....

But it sounds very ''Barber'' to me and I think composer isn't someone who writes beautifull music but someone who writes something new.

And I don't mean that you are not a composer...you are and very good but I think you must try to find your own voice. I know that is very difficult neither I am not sure yet.

I wrote all this with friendly porpose hope you undertand me.

Greetings

I think what he is getting at (just trying to make it clearer)... is he thinks that composers should add some modern culture to their pieces. I felt the same way... your piece was an emulation of the 20th century deliciousness. haha.

And, I think that your music, as I have said, is WONDERFUL!!! I give you props for being awesome. So, that being said. I think your music could be "pushed" a little bit further. Just a tad. Pull some strings, add some notes to chords. Experiment. Don't confine yourself to rules (now that I KNOW you know the rules ;) ) for rules' sake. Now... you can do this in the privacy of your own home, and nobody has to know about it... you can write WEIRD, dissonant pieces and not post them on YC. But, I guarantee you, you will find something NEW that you like in the experience. You will become a more well-rounded composer and you will be smarter in writing. Think about it... I use minimalism in my music all the time, but I am not a minimalist composer. Occasionally I will include serialist and atonal parts to my music... but I am not an atonal composer. I am an 18th century harmony, taught by the books, average high school composer who experimented and found new ways to make better chords (to my ear) and I began to write what I wanted to write. HOW can you know what you love until you've tried everything else? And, I have developed a style.. and I am ready to go to college with my style in hand. ;)

So, what's the harm in branching out? Especially if nobody has to know?

I think what he is getting at (just trying to make it clearer)... is he thinks that composers should add some modern culture to their pieces. I felt the same way... your piece was an emulation of the 20th century deliciousness. haha.

And, I think that your music, as I have said, is WONDERFUL!!! I give you props for being awesome. So, that being said. I think your music could be "pushed" a little bit further. Just a tad. Pull some strings, add some notes to chords. Experiment. Don't confine yourself to rules (now that I KNOW you know the rules ;) ) for rules' sake. Now... you can do this in the privacy of your own home, and nobody has to know about it... you can write WEIRD, dissonant pieces and not post them on YC. But, I guarantee you, you will find something NEW that you like in the experience. You will become a more well-rounded composer and you will be smarter in writing. Think about it... I use minimalism in my music all the time, but I am not a minimalist composer. Occasionally I will include serialist and atonal parts to my music... but I am not an atonal composer. I am an 18th century harmony, taught by the books, average high school composer who experimented and found new ways to make better chords (to my ear) and I began to write what I wanted to write. HOW can you know what you love until you've tried everything else? And, I have developed a style.. and I am ready to go to college with my style in hand. ;)

So, what's the harm in branching out? Especially if nobody has to know?

Ok Morivou I accept that you have humor realy.But I don't get it if you are joking with my enlish or with my opinion cause I know you understand my point.

So would be better to write some ''Ok this is great'' ''the best music ever''???

to me and I think composer isn't someone who writes beautifull music but someone who writes something new.

Hi Glass,

I disagree with you. I wasn't trying to emulate anyone. I was just writing what came to me - following my heart you could say. I listened to Barber's Adagio after people mentioned it, and I don't think it sounds much like him. If anything it was more like Stokowski's romantic arrangements of BWV 478 and 487.

I followed my heart, not trying to be like anyone else, and I find the piece beautiful, and if I do then at least a few others will too. I make no apologies for this piece.

Ok Morivou I accept that you have humor realy.But I don't get it if you are joking with my enlish or with my opinion cause I know you understand my point.

So would be better to write some ''Ok this is great'' ''the best music ever''???

No... not at all. I was backing up your point. All I was trying to say is that he should experiment and find new ways of speaking the language of music. That's all. I hope that's not offensive.

I think what he is getting at (just trying to make it clearer)... is he thinks that composers should add some modern culture to their pieces. I felt the same way... your piece was an emulation of the 20th century deliciousness. haha.

And, I think that your music, as I have said, is WONDERFUL!!! I give you props for being awesome. So, that being said. I think your music could be "pushed" a little bit further. Just a tad. Pull some strings, add some notes to chords. Experiment. Don't confine yourself to rules (now that I KNOW you know the rules ;) ) for rules' sake. Now... you can do this in the privacy of your own home, and nobody has to know about it... you can write WEIRD, dissonant pieces and not post them on YC. But, I guarantee you, you will find something NEW that you like in the experience. You will become a more well-rounded composer and you will be smarter in writing. Think about it... I use minimalism in my music all the time, but I am not a minimalist composer. Occasionally I will include serialist and atonal parts to my music... but I am not an atonal composer. I am an 18th century harmony, taught by the books, average high school composer who experimented and found new ways to make better chords (to my ear) and I began to write what I wanted to write. HOW can you know what you love until you've tried everything else? And, I have developed a style.. and I am ready to go to college with my style in hand. ;)

So, what's the harm in branching out? Especially if nobody has to know?

Morivou, I think I like this piece as is, but a bit more movement here in there (passing quarter notes) may add something more to it.

I don't really care to experiment with too much dissonance, but you tempt me. Maybe I'll try something here soon along those lines and post it on this forum. The Etude I wrote for the Octatonic competition is about as far as I go dissonance wise, but I'll see what I can come up with.

I don't worry too much about being original or modern, but I think those things are coming naturally and gradually in time, without a determination to gain them.

Hi Glass,

I disagree with you. I wasn't trying to emulate anyone. I was just writing what came to me - following my heart you could say. I listened to Barber's Adagio after people mentioned it, and I don't think it sounds much like him. If anything it was more like Stokowski's romantic arrangements of BWV 478 and 487.

I followed my heart, not trying to be like anyone else, and I find the piece beautiful, and if I do then at least a few others will too. I make no apologies for this piece.

Nobody said you were "trying" to emulate someone. It just reminded us of something else. And, it's kind of awesome that by just following your heart, you can write this! Which, by the way, is what the August Competition is about! :) So, in that light, you have made something wonderful.

All I was saying was, in the future... you could try new things. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with it. Nothing at all. I mean, I tried writing in the romantic/classical styles... and I don't compose in it today. And, even though I didn't really like it, I learned from it. It furthered my knowledge of music, and I cannot see HOW that can be a bad thing.

Bachian, I'd just like to congratulate you on your amazingness as a composer. This is sooooo good. You definitely deserved the win. Awesome job!

Hi Glass,

I disagree with you. I wasn't trying to emulate anyone. I was just writing what came to me - following my heart you could say. I listened to Barber's Adagio after people mentioned it, and I don't think it sounds much like him. If anything it was more like Stokowski's romantic arrangements of BWV 478 and 487.

I followed my heart, not trying to be like anyone else, and I find the piece beautiful, and if I do then at least a few others will too. I make no apologies for this piece.

I believe you I don't ever said that you was trying to emulate someone but the final result seems to me like Barbre's Adagio maybe this happened accidentally anyway this is only my opinion...nice compositions :thumbsup: